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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/act-of-sederunt-proceedings-for-determination-of-devolution-issues-rules-1999/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1999/1347",
  "legislation_title": "Act of Sederunt (Proceedings for Determination of Devolution Issues Rules) 1999",
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  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "SHERIFF COURT, SCOTLAND\nMade 5th May 1999\nComing into force 6th May 1999\nThe Lords of Council and Session, under and by virtue of the powers conferred on them by section 32 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 paragraph 37 of Schedule 6 to the Scotland Act 1998 paragraph 38 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and paragraph 36 of Schedule 8 to the Government of Wales Act 1998 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, having approved, draft rules submitted to them by the Sheriff Court Rules Council in accordance with section 34 of the Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971, do hereby enact and declare:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1971 c. 58. Section 32 was amended by the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), Schedule 2, paragraph 12, the Civil Evidence (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 32), section 2(4) and the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36), Schedule 4, paragraph 18(2)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1998 c. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1998 c. 47."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "1998 c. 38."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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